One of the most important strategies of a WASH program to transform behaviors is the promotion among children of knowledge of good hygiene practices. This prevents diseases related to water and environmental sanitation. Targeting children with specific hygiene promotion activities not only has an immediate impact on their individual health, but also has an active effect on other members of children’s families and the broader community.
Children Hygiene and Sanitation Training – CHAST is a participatory methodology aiming to bring children to practice safe sanitation and hygiene behaviors. CHAST aims to have children improving their personal hygiene using various tools like games, stories, puppet shows and role-plays. This manual organized as guidelines for Facilitators / volunteers and health workers for training children. The modules are designed in such a way that children are encouraged to identify their own problems and challenges and ways of addressing them. Ultimately, children are able to
understand that poor hygiene practices and infrastructures increase the risk of diseases, which also affects their overall well-being. This conclusion helps them to adopt safe hygiene practices.
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